Foundations
of
Government
Review
Jeopardy
100
Which of the following describes the avenue by which the Supreme Court can shape the Constitution?
What is by deciding what the words of the Constitution mean in practice
100
A federal Government is one which
What is power is divided between a central government and local governments
100
The President's cabinet is an example of constitutional change by
What is unwritten custom
100
Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of
What is complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists
100
The objections of the Anti-Federalists can be Best summed up as
What is a fear the new government would have too much power; and the people too little
200
Which of the following describes the concept of limited government?
What is government must operate within certain bounds set by the people
200
The Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following EXCEPT:
What is the right of women to vote
200
After the Revolutionary War, the National Government
What is proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems
200
When there is a separation of powers,
What is the power is distributed among 3 independent branches of government
200
The government set up by the Articles of Confederation
What is only a legislative branch with a unicameral Congress
300
Both the Connecticut Compromise and the 3/5ths Compromise were crucial to small states because
What is without them, small States would have carried little weight in the new government.
300
The President's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of
What is checks and balances
300
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to meet the demands of the
What is Anti-Federalists
300
Which statement about the Bill of Rights is not true?
What is the amendments were ratified at the same time as the Constitution
300
In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have
What is found the governmental actions in question to be constitutional
400
Which idea is NOT in the Declaration of Independence?
What is God gives certain people the right to govern
400
Which of the following was formally amended to the Constitution?
What is prohibition of alcoholic beverages
400
Promote the general welfare really means that
What is the government is a servant to its citizens
400
The basic constitutional rights of the people were First set out in the
What is bill of rights
400
Which of the following amendments was ratified first?
What is the amendment guarnteeing the freedom of speech.
500
With the words 'we the people' the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of
What is popular sovereignty
500
In a democracy, the will of the majority
What is cannot be used to deprive rights to a member of a minority group
500
Politics is________, which government is______
What is process;institution
500
Changes to the Constitution by means other than formal amendment
What is result from the daily experiences of government
500
The Federalist was written to
What is win support for the Constitution in New York
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